tactic

[ tak-tik ]
/ ˈtæk tɪk /

noun

a system or a detail of tactics.
a plan, procedure, or expedient for promoting a desired end or result.

adjective

of or relating to arrangement or order; tactical.

Origin of tactic

1560–70; New Latin tacticus < Greek taktikós “fit for arranging or ordering,” equivalent to tak- (base of tássein (Attic táttein) “to arrange, put in order”) + -tikos -tic

OTHER WORDS FROM tactic

non·tac·tic, noun, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tactic

tactic tactics stratagem tactic

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British Dictionary definitions for tactic

tactic
/ (ˈtæktɪk) /

noun

a piece of tactics; tactical move See also tactics